diff --git a/DataLayer/Wearable/src/main/res/raw/wear_keep.xml b/DataLayer/Wearable/src/main/res/raw/wear_keep.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--
+  ~ Copyright 2024 The Android Open Source Project
+  ~
+  ~ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+  ~ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  ~ You may obtain a copy of the License at
+  ~
+  ~      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+  ~
+  ~ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  ~ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  ~ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  ~ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+  ~ limitations under the License.
+  -->
+
+<resources xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" tools:keep="@array/android_wear_capabilities"/>